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NITED STATES PATENT FFIC EDWIN F. MERWIN, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 534,444, dated February 19, 1895.

Application filed December 27, 1892. Serial No. 456.504- (N o model.)

struct the forward ends of suspenders of the strap type that the trousers shall be supported in front entirely, or almost entirely by the side or pivotal buttons, by means of a firm unyielding end for attachment thereto, and an auxiliary end for attachment to the for Ward button; to be of such elastic material as will offer no resistance to muscular. motion, but afford sufficient tension to prevent the suspenders from falling ed the shoulders. It is superior to the well known roll or sliding end, inasmuch as it never diverts the support of the trousers from the side or pivotal buttons, and it obtains the same results as the Greely and other cord suspenders without moving of buttons, or other complex arrangements. I

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointedout in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, in which the figure represents a plan view of a pair of suspenders having the improvement applied thereto.

The bodyA of the suspenders is of the strap type and may be elastic or non-elastic, as desired, while the rear end portion of. the suspender B, or that adapted to receive the rear buttons of a pair of trousers may be made in the usual manner, the invention relating particularly to the construction of the forward ends. Each forward end 0, is constructed in The inner member 10, is made longer than the outer one 11, and the longer member 10, is constructed of an elastic material, which may be round or fiat while the short member 11, is non-elasand whatever discomfort may be experienced in the rolling type of suspender by reason of the harness extending around the sides of the person is obviated in the improved strap suspender, since only the usual ends are employed.

The forward button of trousers is much farther removed from the upper central portion of the front ends of the suspenders when the suspenders are worn, than is the top of the outer member from the rear front button;

and it has heretofore been customaryin strap suspenders to cause the members of the forward ends to be made of equal strength. Therefore, in the movements of the human body muchmore tension has been brought to bear upon the front buttons than upon the side or pivotal buttons, and consequently causing much unnecessary and unpleasant pressure across the abdomen.

By causing the inner members of the front ends to be made of an elastic material and the rear members nonselastic, the body of the suspenders is held much more comfortably upon inner members of the frontends permits the 5 body to be carried backward or in direction of either side without exerting undue tension upon the inner front buttons, as these buttons sustain practically all of thestrain or tension when the body is moved as above set forth.

Having thus described my invention, I tic material and being of greater length than claim as new and desire to secure by Letters tab 11, as shown and described. Patent- Insuspenders, the combination of two tabs EDWIN MERWIN' 5 10 and 11, the binding tab 12 for uniting the Witnesses:

tabs, tab 11 being of firm material sufficient J. FRED. ACKER, to support the trousers, tab 10 formed of elas- EDGAR TATE. 

